Some    Reminiscences 
of  a  Charter  Member 

George  Leach  Story 

The    First    Five  Years 
of    Oriental   Lodge 

Henry  E.  Mathews 


S3  an 


Oriental  Lodge,  Xo.  144,  F.  &  A.  M.,  is  indebted  to  Brothers 
H.  E.  Mathews  and  Geo.  Leach  Story  for  the  following-  inter- 
esting historic  facts  concerning  the   Lodge. 

On  the  occasion  of  the  Fiftieth  Anniversary  Entertainment 
of  Oriental  Lodge,  it  was  the  purpose  of  the  Committee  of 
Arrangements  to  have  these  interesting  memoirs  read  to 
the  assembled  brethren  and  their  guests,  but  believing  that 
many  members  of  the  Lodge  would  like  to  have  in  their 
possession  these  little  histories  of  the  early  days  of  Oriental 
Lodge,  and  that  it  would  please  our  absent  brethren  to  receive 
copies  of  them,  the  Committee  has  decided  to  pass  them  to 
print  for  distribution  among  the  members  and  friends  :>f  the 
Lodge. 


Y  >I  A 


Portland,  Ore.,  April  30th,  1910. 

To  the  Worshipful  Master,  Wardens,  Officers  and  Brethren  of  Oriental 
Lodge,  No.  144,  P.  &  A.  M.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Brethren:  Through  the  kindness  and  though tfulness  of  your  Com- 
mittee on  Entertainment  for  your  celebration  of  the  Fiftieth  Anni- 
versary of  the  Lodge,  I  have  been  invited  (inasmuch  as  I  cannot  attend 
in  person)  to  provide  some  interesting  matter  touching  upon  the  trials 
and  hardships  of  the  early  members  while  in  the  discharge  of  their 
Masonic  duties,  and  as  I  am  thought  to  be  the  only  surviving  Charter 
Member,  it  is  graciously  and  kindly  said  that,  while  regretting  my 
inability  to  attend,  my  efforts  along  the  suggested  lines  (though  short 
from  necessity)  will  be  appreciated. 

I  was  passed  to  the  Degree  of  Master  Mason  in  Occidental  Lodge, 
No.  22,  June  14th,  1858.  In  my  journey  through  life,  I  am  this  day 
passing  my  seventy-seventh  mile-stone. 

Ambitious  to  form  a  new  lodge,  about  fifty  members  of  Occidental 
Lodge,  No.  22,  withdrew  and  petitioned  the  Grand  Lodge,  which  at  its 
Twelfth  Annual  Communication  referred  the  petition  to  a  Committee, 
which  reported  favorably,  and  thereupon,  the  Grand  Lodge  ordered  a 
Charter  for  "Oriental  Lodge,  No.  144,"  naming  the  officers  and  mem- 
bers, as  follows: 

With  James  Pullman,  Worshipful  Master. 

James  R.  Richards,  Senior  Warden. 

Geo.  L.  Story,  Junior  Warden. 

Wm.  Sherman,  Treasurer. 

John   H.   Titcomb,   Secretary. 

Orange  Clarke,  Chaplain. 

A.  C.  Wait,  Senior  Deacon. 

Dustin    D.    Shatuck,    Junior    Deacon. 

Henry  M.  Newhall,  Marshal. 

Thomas  Young,  Steward 

Thomas  Tennent,   Steward. 

Joel  Noah,  of  Occidental  Lodge,  No.  22,  Tyler;  John  B.  New- 
ton,  Past   Master,   and   numerous   Master   Masons   were 
named   in   the   Charter. 
"Oriental"    had   its   first  meetings   in   the   third   story   of   a   brick 
building    situate    about    midway    (on    the    north    side    of    Washington 
Street)    between    Dupont    and    Stockton, — said    building    belonging    to 
Michael  Reese.     The  Lodge  Room  was  occupied  by  Occidental,  No.  22, 
as  well. 


That  noble  Masonic  structure,  Oriental,  No.  144,  arose,  and  having 
obtained  its  strong  position  in  the  Masonic  world  during  the  fifty 
years  of  vicissitudes,  is  evidence  of  the  strength  of  its  structure,  and 
that  the  foundation  was  good,  and  that  in  its  incipiency  and  succeeding 
years  it  has  been  in  the  possession  of  good  material. 

Among  the  earliest  members  of  Oriental,  No.  144,  were  enrolled 
many  who,  during  their  membership  of  Occidental  No.  22  proved  by 
their  works  and  their  appreciation  of  Masonic  duties,  by  practicing 
out  of  the  Lodge  those  virtues  inculcated  in  it,  and  brought  with  them 
upon  their  entrance  into  Oriental  Lodge  that  Masonic  zeal  that  was 
ever  characteristic  of  them  in  their  former  connection. 

Now  it  is  not  to  be  assumed  that  men  were  any  better  in  those 
days  than  at  present;  but  conditions  and  environments  were  much 
different,  and  caused  the  development  of  deep  and  sincere  devotion  and 
fellowship  to  their  associated  brethren.  We  were  all  on  a  level,  all 
dependent  upon  each  other  in  sickness  or  distress.  Many  were  with- 
out homes  and  relatives,  and  in  a  strange  land — thousands  of  miles 
from  home,  and  with  only  such  friends  as  their  associations  brought 
to  them. 

Those  were  not  the  days  of  trained  nurses.  Hospital  accommoda- 
tions were  not  accessible  to  all,  and  were  very  limited  in  their  ap- 
pointments at  the  best.  It  frequently  devolved  upon  the  Brethren  each 
to  take  his  turn  in  the  sitting  at  the  bedside  and  nursing  of  a  sick 
brother,  and  often  through*  the  vigils  of  the  long,  dreary  night,  to 
attend  to  the  burial  of  a  departed  Brother,  and  to  the  necessities  of 
those  left  in  distress.  The  treasuries  of  the  Lodges  were  not  plethoric, 
and  frequently  a  Brother  was  called  upon  to  contribute  so  far  as  his 
means  would  allow,  to  the  relief  of  a  worthy,  distressed  Brother. 
Funeral  Committees  were  not  in '  vogue,  and  it  devolved  upon  the 
Master  to  solicit,  in  person,  the  attendance  of  members  at  funerals, 
and  generally  with  good  results.  Automobiles,  ambulances,  funeral 
parlors,  and  the  many  appointments  of  the  present  day  for  these  func- 
tions, were  not  as  widely  dispersed  as  now, — in  short,  were  not  in 
evidence. 

During  my  term  as  Junior  Warden  of  "Oriental"  it  was  my  privi- 
lege to  act  in  that  capacity  in  the  entering,  passing  and  raising  of 
that  subsequently  distinguished  Mason,  Brother  Thomas  Starr  King; 
and  his  ready  conception  of  those  Degrees  was  inspiring  to  those 
conferring  them  upon  him.  He  at  once  took  a  keen  interest  in  and  rose 
to  eminence  in  matters  pertaining  to  Masonry. 

Having  changed  my  residence  to  this  city,  and  being  desirous  of 
continuing  in  Masonic  work,  I  dimitted  from  "Oriental"  and  September 
5th,  1871,  was  admitted  to  Willamette  Lodge,  No.  2,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  was  honored  as  its  Worshipful  Master  in  1875,  and  twenty-five 
years  later  had  the  proud  distinction  of  seeing  one  of  my  sons  occupy- 
ing the  same  Chair, — an  unusual  occurrence  in  one  and  the  same 
Lodge. 


To  be  the  only  surviving  Charter  Member  of  "Oriental"  makes  me 
feel   sad  and  lonely,  and  to  fully  appreciate  the  depth  of  feeling  as 
expressed  by  Thomas  Moore,  in  his  saying: 
"When  I  remember  all 
The   friends   so   linked   together 
I've  seen  around  me  fall 
Like  leaves    in   wintry   weather, 
I  feel  like  one 
Who  treads  alone 
Some  banquet-hall  deserted, 
Whose  lights  are  fled, 
WThose   garlands  dead, 
And  all  but  he  departed! 
Thus  in  the  stilly  night 
Er'e  slumber's  chain  has  bound  me, 
Sad    Memory   brings   the   light 
Of  other  days  around  me." 
"Death  is  the  portion  of  us  all."     We  know  not  how  soon  it  may 
claim  any  one  of  us,  and,   knowing  we  must  follow   those   who  have 
gone   before  us,   let   us  continue   their  good   works,   and   imitate  their 
virtues. 

Life  is  full  of  mysteries!  Soon  you  will  have  to  yield  your  Masonic 
honors  and  labors  to  others,  and  they  in  their  turn  to  those  who  must, 
in  the  nature  of  things,  follow  them,  and  as 

"Ships  that  pass  in  the  night,  and  speak  each  other  in  passing, 
Only  a  signal  shown,  and  a  distant  voice  in  the  darkness; 
So  on  the  Ocean  of  life,  we  pass  and  speak  one  another, 
Only  a  look  and  a  voice,  then  darkness  again  and  a  silence." 
ALL  HAIL,  ORIENTAL,  No.   144!      And  that  she  may  be  a  Star 
of  the  first  magnitude  in  the  Masonic  firmament  is  the  prayer  of  its 
last  surviving  Charter  Member. 

Yours  sincerely  and  fraternally, 

GEORGE  LEACH  STORY, 
Past  Master  of  Willamette  Lodge,  No.  2,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 

Under  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Oregon. 


San  Francisco,  May,  1910. 
To  the  Worshipful  Master  and  Brethren  of  Oriental  Lodge,  No.  144. 

Upon  this  happy  occasion, — the  celebration  of  our  fiftieth  anni- 
versary,— I  esteem  it  an  honor  and  my  privilege  to  be  called  upon  to 
contribute  something  connected  with  the  early  day  history  of  our 
Lodge  and  beg  to  submit  the  following: 

"THE  FIRST  FIVE  YEARS  OF  ORIENTAL  LODGE." 

Being  the  only  member  present  of  the  first  forty-five  whose  names 
were  upon  the  roll  of  membership  when  the  lodge  received  its  Charter, 
in  1861,  it  is  my  desire  to  present  data  and  reminiscences  that  I  hope 
will  be  esteemed  of  sufficient  interest  to  merit  future  reference,  as 
well  as  for  your  present  edification. 

Oriental  Lodge  was  organized  in  the  strenuous  times  just  preceding 
the  Civil  War;  while  yet  our  city  was  quite  young,  but  exceedingly 
active. 

A  few  very  earnest  members  of  Occidental  Lodge  withdrew  to  form 
a  new  lodge;  in  which  purpose  a  few  others  joined  with  them  as  the 
Charter  members;  and  the  name  "ORIENTAL"  was  at  once  adopted  as 
opposite  and  appropriate. 

Imbued  with  the  spirit  of  energy  and  enterprise  of  those  early  days 
in  California;  and  being  men  of  affairs  in  the  community;  "good  men 
and  true,"  they  imparted  the  same  spirit  in  the  establishment  of 
the  new  Lodge. 

They  tacitly  agreed  that  no  member  should  propose  any  candidate 
whom  he  would  not  admit  to  intimate  association  with  his  own  family 
circle;  and  that  proposition,  steadfastly  maintained  and  practiced,  gives 
us  cause  to  be  proud  of  the  constant  prosperity  and  high  standing  of 
Oriental  Lodge. 

At  first  the  Lodge  met  on  Saturday  evenings,  in  a  third  story 
hall  in  one  of  Mike  Reese's  buildings  on  Washington  Street,  opposite 
the  Plaza,  a  very  different  lodge  room  from  the  one  we  now  enjoy, 
with  its  brighter  illumination  and  comfortable  furnishings. 

Upon  the  completion  of  the  new  Masonic  Temple  at  Post  Street, 
the  meeting  night  was  changed  to  Tuesdays;  and  it  is  easy  to  imagine 
our  delight  upon  entering  the  new  hall;  and  the  enthusiasm  with  which 
we  worked  "overtime"  to  initiate  the  augmented  numbers  of  candi- 
dates who  sought  to  join  us. 

The  first  official  installation  was  held  in  the  plaza  hall;  many 
officers  of  the  Grand  Lodge  being  present  to  add  importance  to  the  occa- 
sion. 

A  fine  banquet  at  "Martin's,"  on  Commercial  Street,  opposite  the 
Mint,  followed  the  installation  of  officers;  and  a  merry  company 
pioneers  were  there  assembled  to  celebrate  the  event. 

While  under  dispensation,  JOHN  B.  NEWTON  acted  as  Master  of 
the  Lodge;  and  he  conducted  the  ceremonies  at  my  initiation  in  April, 
1861.  He  was  the  managing  business  man  of  the  famous  firm  of  Wm. 
T.  Coleman  &  Co. 


JAMES  PULLMAN,  whom  some  of  you  will  remember,  personally, 
was  the  first  Worshipful  Master  under  the  Charter.  He  kindly  ap- 
pointed me  Junior  Deacon,  with  the  facetious  remark  that  I  stood  "in 
the  direct  line  of  promotion." 

JAMES  R.  RICHARDS  was  the  next  successor  to  the  office  of  Wor- 
shipful Master,  and  was  twice  re-elected.  He  was  greatly  distinguished 
and  beloved  for  reason  of  his  abilities  and  genial  good-fellowship.  He 
was  a  merchant  doing  business  here  and  in  Portland,  Oregon;  en  route 
to  which  place  he  was  lost  at  sea,  in  the  wreck  of  the  Steamship 
Brother  Jonathan. 

In  his  term  I  served  as  Senior  Deacon;  enjoying  his  fellowship 
in  the  work  of  the  Lodge,  and  highly  appreciating  the  position  at  his 
right. 

The  Lodge  chose  me  as  Secretary  for  the  year  1865,  and  Junior 
Warden,  1866;  when  having  to  remove  to  reside  in  Oakland,  I  had  to 
resign  the  proffered  honor  of  election  to  the  West,  and  its  promise  of 
further  promotion  at  the  end  of  my  Junior  term. 

Thus,  upon  the  emergency  of  the  moment,  D.  D.  Shattuck  was 
placed  in  the  West  for  one  term;  without  desiring  to  occupy  the  Mas- 
ter's chair. 

He  was  conspicuous  at  annual  meetings,  and  always  active  in  nom- 
inating and  standing  by  his  nominees,  "first  last  and  all  the  time,"  as  he 
was  wont  to  express  it,  himself.  Some  of  you  may  remember  his 
famous  "leathern  medal;"  that  he  displayed  at  every  annual  meeting 
of  the  Lodge. 

ALFRED  C.  WAITT,  Senior  Warden,  1865,  acted  as  Master  during 
the  unexpired  term  of  James  R.  Richards;  and  his  efficient  and  dignified 
manner  in  the  office,  won  him  re-election  to  the  Chair  during  two  terms 
following. 

JOHN  BELL,  the  amiable,  who  served  two  years  as  Senior  Warden, 
succeeded  A.  O.  Waitt  as  Worshipful  Master,  and  was  held  in  high 
esteem. 

ORIENTAL  LODGE  was  well  known  for  its  exemplary  work;  and 
accordingly  was  chosen  to  demonstrate  the  floor  work  (third  degree) 
at  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge;  which  was  quite  a  gratification  to  our 
pride  in  well  doing. 

As  a  constant  attendant  at  all  meetings  of  the  Lodge;  and  as  an 
active  worker,  and  having  instructed  many  of  the  candidates;  I  was 
quite  intimate  with  the  Lodge  members;  all  of  whom  I  remembe* 
well  at  this  late  day;  and  wish  time  would  permit  extended  individual 
mention  at  this  time. 

In  those  days  Sansome  and  Commercial  Streets  were  retail  cen- 
ters. William  Sherman,  (afterwards  Assistant  United  States  Treas- 
urer), kept  a  leading  clothing  store;  while  opposite  Sam  Holcombe 
supplied  us  with  boots,  from  his  then  principal  store  in  the  city. 
(Everybody  wore  "boots"  in  those  days;  and  they  were  needed  in  wet 
and  muddy  weather). 


Brothers  H.  M.  Xewhall  and  Jonas  O.  Eldridge  were  at  that  time 
famous  as  auctioneers,  with  warerooms  on  Sansome  Street.  They 
were  both  very  odd  in  their  ways  of  calling  sales.  Nobody  could  ever 
imitate  Newhall's  voicing,  and  "Joe"  Eldridge  had  a  habit  of  slapping 
his  leg,  which  resulted  in  the  necessity  of  entire  amputation;  and  he 
was  thereafter  obliged  to  use  crutches  during  the  rest  of  his  life  time. 

Daniel  Norcross  dealt  in  lodge  and  military  regalias,  during  many 
years. 

John  S.  Ellis  served  the  City  as  Sheriff,  and  his  brother,  Hiram  H. 
Ellis,  was  Chief  of  Police.  H.  F.  Teschemaker,  Mayor  of  the  City; 
Story,  Tax  Collector,  so  it  is  seen  Oriental  Lodge  was  considerably 
represented  in  local  government. 

Rev.  Orange  Clark  was  a  venerable  and  venerated  clergyman. 
He  and  my  father,  Edwin  G.  Mathews,  were  the  first  two  new  members 
admitted  after  the  organization  by  the  eleven  Charter  members. 

My  father  lived  to  witness  the  raising  of  his  grandson  in  this 
Lodge,  and  the  presence  of  three  generations  on  that  evening  was  re- 
garded as  quite  an  interesting  event.  My  son  is  now  a  member  in 
another  State. 

H.  Allen  Mayhew,  1860,  was  my  father's  partner  in  business,  and  is 
now  residing  at  Niles,  amongst  his  vines  and  fruits.  Upon  meeting 
him  recently  I  remarked  that  he  was  getting  to  be  very  gray.  "Time, 
isn't  it?"  was  his  reply.  Even  his  children  are  gray-haired,  under  the 
process  of  years. 

John  Bell,  James  H.  Wallace  and  John  V.  Hunter,  are  .the  only 
members  we  now  have  with  us,  as  my  companions  of  all  those  whose 
names  were  on  the  roll  prior  to  1865;  those  who  became  members  in 
the  first  five  years;  although  there  are  a  few  (very  few  indeed),  of  the 
survivors,  who  have  gone  to  reside  in  other  places  than  this,  and  have 
ceased  to  be  members  of  this  Lodge.  Our  best  wishes  are  always  with 
them,  whithersoever  dispersed. 

Amongst  those  who  distinguished  themselves  in  various  ways,  I  de- 
sire to  mention  a  few;  at  the  same  time  wishing  time  would  permit 
amplification. 

G.  W.  Blasdel  became  Governor  of  the  State  of  Nevada,  and  en- 
joyed wide  popularity  in  the  days  of  prosperity  there. 

Charles  Clayton  represented  California  in  Congress,  and  afterwards 
was  Collector  of  the  Port,  here.  A  most  genial  and  companionable 
Brother. 

John  Swett  was  a  veteran  educator,  to  whom  I  owe  a  debt  of 
gratitude  for  advancing  me  to  immediate  entry  into  the  first  class 
of  the  first  high  school  here,  in  its  first  year,  1857;  instead  of  detaining 
me  a  term  in  his  grammar  class  in  Rincon  school. 

Ford  H.  Rogers  won  shoulder  straps  in  volunteer  service.  I  met 
him  here  recently  while  on  a  visit  to  San  Francisco,  from  Michigan. 

John  Warren  Carter  signalized  himself  in  the  service  of  Oriental 
Lodge  a  number  of  years  as  Organist.  He  was  my  chum,  and  I  perpet- 
uated our  intimacy  by  marrying  his  widow  and  retaining,  ever  since, 
his  daughter,  as  my  own. 


Lorenzo  Sawyer  and  Richard  Rising  were  distinguished  Judges; 
both  able  and  honorably  esteemed. 

I.  Whitney  Lyon,  in  1862,  succeeded  George  L.  Story  as  Junior 
Warden.  He  practiced  dentistry  here,  and  afterwards  went  to  New 
York,  where  he  has  since  resided  and  prospered.  His  tooth  powders 
are  widely  advertised,  now;  as  his  proprietary  preparation;  which 
gained  him  a  competence. 

1  wish  for  much  more  time  in  which  to  recite,  this  evening,  many 
happy  incidents  relating  to  others  of  the  Lodge;  in  the  spirit  of  good 
fellowship  and  fraternal  attachments,  but  now  I  will  append  to  this 
(for  reference),  the  names  of  the  135  who  became  members  of  the 
Lodge  in  those  first  five  years;  with  a  brief  remark  added  to  each, 
from  my  memory. 

REV.  THOMAS  STARR  KING,  whose  monument  is  reared  in 
Golden  Gate  Park,  was  initiated,  passed  and  raised  in  Oriental  Lodge 
in   1861. 

I  shall  never  forget  his  clear  and  musical  voice  in  the  responses  he 
made  at  the  initiations.  In  the  pulpit  he  was  a  distinguished  speaker. 
In  the  community,  a  most  zealous  patriot  and  noble  citizen.  Leader 
in  the  United  States  Sanitary  Commission,  which  accomplished  so  much 
in  the  alleviation  of  sufferings  of  the  wounded  in  the  Civil  War,  while 
he  survived. 

His  life  was  a  brilliant  exemplification  of  the  highest  tenets  of  our 
craft;  faith,  hope  and  charity;  exercised  with  the  utmost  zeal  and 
ability.  He  was  adored  by  his  congregation,  and  beloved  by  all  who 
knew  him. 

A  younger  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction  bears  his  honorable  name, 
and  certainly  none  more  noble  nor  appropriate  could  have  been  chosen. 

Thus,  my  Brethren,  have  I  presented  in  a  review  all  too  brief,  a 
glimpse  of  the  earlier  history  of  our  good  Lodge;  with  just  pride  in  the 
remembrance  of  the  originators  and  in  the  continued  success  of  their 
undertakings,  as  perpetuated  by  the  Brethren  who  have  come  after. 

At  the  forty-ninth  installation  ceremonies  last  December,  I  con- 
templated the  newness  of  the  membership  present,  and  the  almost 
entire  absence  of  even  those  who  held  the  higher  offices  so  recently  as 
a  dozen  years  ago.  Beyond  that  reflection  my  thoughts  wandered  to 
the  absent  ones  whom  I  had  known  so  well  in  the  earlier  years! 

The  aged  are  wront  to  be  fond  of  reminiscences;  so  you  who  are 
younger,  when  you  shall  have  passed  the  mark  of  "three  score  years 
and  ten,"  as  I  have  done,  will  realize  the  sentiment  that  accompanies 
a  half  century  of  fraternal  associations. 

I  hope  yet  to  meet  with  you  in  a  few  more  pleasant  anniversaries; 
but — when  indeed  I  shall  "grow  old,  and  only  fit  to  hobble  out  and  sit 
beneath  the  sun;" — ring  down   the  curtain, — say   "the   play  is  done!" 

"But  if  there  is  another  place  than  this;  where  all  the  men  will 
hail  me  as  'old  man,'  and  all  the  women  greet  me  with  a  smile, — I  will 
go  there  and  stay  a  little  while." 

HENRY  E.  MATHEWS. 


THIS  LIST  FOR  FURTHER  REFERENCE  UPON  FUTURE 
OCCASION. 

Since  it  would  be  too  much  detail  to  recite  at  the  celebration. 

CHARTER  MEMBERS. 

Roll     Members 

1860 
June     2         1     John   B.   Newton Commission   Merchant,    (Wm.   T.    Cole- 
man   &    Co. ) 

2  James    Pullman    Bookkeeper    for    and     partner    in     the 

firm  of  Jones,  Dixon  &  Co.,  Import- 
ers Fancy   Goods. 

3  James  R.   Richards   Merchant,     San    Francisco    and     Port- 

land,  Ore.    (Richards   &  McCracken.) 

4  William    Sherman    Merchant.        Clothing,      Sansome      and 

Commercial.  U.  S.  Assistant  Treas-. 
urer,  San  Francisco.  Trustee,  The 
James   Lick   Trust. 

5  H.   M.   Newhall    Auctioneer,      Railroad      Magnate      and 

Capitalist. 

6  Benj.    B.   Gore   Bookkeeper,   Ross,   Dempster  &   Co. 

7  Geo.    L.   Story    Importer    and    Dealer    Paints    and    Oil, 

San    Francisco.     (Battery    St.) 

8  Jonas  O.   Eldridge   Auctioneer,    (Newhall    &    Eldridge.) 

9  Daniel   Norcross   Merchant.       Regalias     for     fraternities 

and  military,  for  very  many  years. 
A   Veteran. 

10  John   S.   Ellis   Sheriff.      Afterwards    removed    to    New 

York. 

11  J.    Y.    Wilson Meats.      Market   at    foot    of    Sutter    St. 

NEW  MEMBERS,  (After  Organization). 

July       7       12     Rev.  Orange  Clark   .....Prot.  Episcopal  Clergyman.  A  Veteran'. 

13  Edwin  G.   Mathews Commission     Merchant,     Clay     St.       A 

Veteran. 

14  N.  P.  Perrine Asphaltum     Contractor,     (Past    Master 

another  Lodge  after  dimitting  from 
this.) 

15  I.  W.   Lyon   Dentist.      (Removed   to   New  York  and 

resided  there  many  years  after- 
wards.) 

Aug.      4       16     E.  V.   Hathaway   Proprietor     "Hathaway's    Warehouse," 

Rincon  Point  bay  shore  and  wharf, 
in  wheat-exporting  days,  1860-75. 

17  Paul  E.  Huchez Dry   Goods    Store,    640    Sacramento    St. 

(Went  to  Mexico  and  died  there 
while  yet   the  Lodge   was  young.) 

18  Dustin  D.  Shattuck Commission       Merchant,        Provisions; 

Front   St. 


19  F.  H.  Waterman Attorney-at-law,   Montgomery  Block. 

20  James  McMechan L.  B.  Benchley  &  Co.,  Hardware  Mer- 

chants,  Front  St. 

21  Charles  Clayton    Commission  Merchant,  Clay  nr.   Front. 

Congressman  for  California.  Collector 
of  the   Port  of   San   Francisco. 

22  Jos.   M.   Bachelder  Locomotive   Engineer   on   the   Oakland 

Seventh-St.  Ferry  Line,  many  years. 

23  Charles   Carl    Store,     N.     W.     cor.     Montgomery    and 

Merchant,  Books.  (Rel.  Geo.  Tait, 
teacher.) 

Aug.    25       24     Thomas   Young    Importer,    Millinery.       (A    most    genial 

and  beloved  brother.     A  veteran.) 

23     John   H.  Titcomb   Clerk  of  Police  Court.     (Became  Senior 

Warden  of  Lodge  and  Secretary.) 

Sept.     1       26     Thomas  Tennent   Instrument     Maker.      (Navigation     and 

Scientific  Instruments.) 

Sept.     8       27     W.    W.   Armstrong    Armstrong's  Express,  across  Bay. 

Sept.  29       28     John     Bell     Merchant;    Kennedy    &    Bell,    Carpets. 

Store  in  Stevenson  Bldg.,  Cal.  and 
Mtgy.  Afterwards  Plum,  Bell  &  Co. 
(Past  Master  Oriental  Lodge.  Now 
80  years  of  age,  March,  1910.;  (1861, 
John  C.  Bell,  634  Clay  St.) 
Oct.  6  29  Michael  E.  Davock Salesman,  Henderson  Bros.,  in  -  busi- 
ness on   Sacramento  St.     Dry  Goods. 

Nov.      3       30     John  R.  Jarboe Attorney-at-Law    and    for    San    Fran. 

Sav.  Union.  (Foremost  in  his  pro- 
fession.) 

25       31     John   F.   Larrabee    .. Book-stand,      cor.      Montgomery      and 

Commercial,    Notions. 

25       32     Alfred  C.  Waitt Bookkeeper    for    Moses    Ellis    &     Co., 

Front  St. 

25       33     Columbus  Walker   

25       34     T.  T.   Bradshaw Clerk   with   his   brothers,    Bradshaw   & 

Co.,  Wholesale  Grocers,  N.  E.  cor 
California  and   Sansome   Sts. 

Dec.      S       35     H.  Allen  Mayhew The  partner  in  E.   G.   Mathews  &  Co., 

Commission  Merchants,  Clay  St.  cor. 
Drumm,  1859  and  many  years.  Now 
(1910)  farmer  at  Niles,  Alameda  Co. 

15       36     Geo.  W.   Blasdel   Nevada   Mines,    in   Comstock  days.    (A 

warm  friend.  Was  Governor  of  Ne- 
vada. Widely  known  and  universally 
esteemed 

37     Henry  H.  Ellis Chief       of       Police,       San       Francisco. 

Farmer    in    Alameda    County    Sunol. 
One  of  the  California  pioneers. 

22       38     Wm.  M.  Scales  Partner  of  Chas.   Clayton,   Commission 

Merchants. 

C.   W.    Kellogg    Front-St.   Merchant. 

Samuel  L.  Palmer  Salesman  with  Treadwell  &  Co.,  Agri- 
cultural Implements,  California  and 
Battery  Sts. 


1861 

Jan. 

26       39 

Feb. 

2        10 

Sept.  14 

50 

Oct.       8 

51 

Mch.  30       41     John  Richardson  Richardson       &       Field,        Commercial 

Brokers.  (Succeeded  Ben  Gore,  book- 
keeper, D.  Ross  &  Co.) 

42     John  Lyon Irvine      &      Co.,      Wholesale      Grocers, 

Front    St. 

April  6  43  D.  A.  Elwell  Lennox  &  Elwell,  Marysville  Mer- 
chants.    (Young  man.     Died  young.) 

44     John    N.    Besse    Real   Estate. 

27       45     Henry    E.    Mathews    Bookkeeper  with  I.  Friedlander,  Wheat 

^  Exporter,  1860-1875.   Secretary  James 

Lick  Trustees  (Lick  Observatory, 
etc.),  1876  to  1895.  Secretary  Floyd 
Trust  &  Exec.  Estate. 

27       46     Peter   Van    Pelt    With    H.    M.    Newhall    &    Co.    (Son    of 

Capt.  Van  Pelt,  Sac.  River  Steamers, 
Cal.  Stm.  Nav.  Co.) 
July  26  47  Benj.  F.  Dunham  1860  was  Stock  Clerk,  Conroy  &  O'Con- 
nor. Hardware  Salesman.  (After- 
wards head  of  the  firm,  Dunham, 
Carrigan  &  Co.,  successors.) 
Aug.    17       48     Rev.    Thos.    Starr   King. The    famous    Divine.       Pastor    of    the 

First  Unitarian  Church.  (Noted  for 
his  vast  influence  in  charities,  as 
well  as  for  his  eloquence  in  the 
pulpit.) 

H.   F.   Teschemaker   Mayor  of  San  Francisco,   1861. 

George    Tait    Public  School  Principal,  San  Francisco. 

Wm.   B.   Hooper   Proprietor    of    the    famous    Occidental 

Hotel.  (A  patriotic  citizen  and  a 
zealous  member  of  Trinity  Church, 
of  which  he  was  a  pillar.) 

24       52     Thomas    Gihon     Plate    Engraver   and   Artist.      (A   good 

companion.) 
Nov.      2       53     S.    Morris   Locke    Locke    &    Montague,     Hardware    Mer- 
chants. 
9       53     John    W.    Carter    Bookkeeper  with  Morton  Bros.,   Dray- 
men, when  those  men  did  great  busi- 
ness,  grain  days. 
1862 

Jan      25       55     A.    J.    Gunnison Booth   &  Gunnison,  Attorneys-at-Law. 

56     Jas.  S.  Lawson United   States   Coast   Survey. 

Mch.  57     John  Swett Educator.      Superintendent   of   Schools, 

Principal,   etc. 
May  58     W.   N.  Coghill Front-St.     Merchant.     Wholesale  Gro- 

cers. 

59     A.  L.  Hathaway Clerk.     (Nephew  of  E.  V.  Hathaway.) 

June  60     Chas.    J.    Farran Clerk  with  Hazard  Powder  Co.  Agency, 

San  Francisco,   Cal. 

61     John  W.   Hamilton Clerk,    G.    W.    Clark,    Importer    Paper 

Hangings.         * 

July  62     David   Stoddart Brass     Foundry,     near     Fremont     and 

Mission   Sts. 

63     B.  F.  Briggs Produce  Dealer,  Clay  St. 

Aug.  -  64  R.  G.  Brown ..Agent,  Grover  &  Baker,  Sewing  Ma- 
chines. Stock  Broker.  (Board  mem- 
ber in  later  years.) 


65     A.  A.    Louderback Poultry     Dealer,     Washington     Market. 

Market  man.  Now  real  estate  owner, 
•1910.  (Everybody  knows  "Andy 
Louderback."      Pioneer.) 

Oct.  66     Wm.   M.   Cubery Commercial  Printer,   in  business  many 

years. 

67     Geo.    H.    Russell Clerk,   County  Recorder's  Office. 

Nov.  68     Nathan    R.    Lowell    Proprietor   Eagle  Warehouses.   General 

Storage.  (A  typical  American  of  the 
old  sort.) 

69  James   Quaile Huchez     &     Quaile,     Dry     Goods.       (A 

French  firm.) 

70  Geo.    M.    Turner Younger    brother,    Turner    Bros.,    Mer- 

chants,    Cordials,     Syrups,     etc.,     718 
Front   St.      (He  went   to   New  York.) 
1863 

Jan.  71     John  W.  Geary Doctor. 

72     A.  C.   Hendley Front-St.    Merchant,    Provisions. 

Feb.  73     Lorenzo  Sawyer Noted      Judge,      District      and     higher 

Courts.  Secretary  of  Mining  Com- 
panies. 

Men.  74     Ford    H.    Rogers (Went  early  to  the  war.     Lately  resi- 

dent, Michigan.  Has  a  record  in  the 
service.      "Major  Rogers.") 

7">     Wm.   J.    Benkert Local    Agent     "Benkert's    Philadelphia 

Boots," 

Apr.  76     John    Wright With      A.      Walrath,      National      Flour 

Mills,   Engineer. 

May  77     H.  S.  Cornell Salesman,      Isidor      Blum's      Clothing, 

Montgomery  St. 

78  J.  D.   B.  Stillman Prominent   Physician.      (One   of   James 

Lick's  sub-trustees.  Interested  in 
public  charities.) 

79  Sam.    E.    Holcombe Merchant,     Boots     and     Shoes 

June  80     Silas   Selleck "Daguerreotype"   Gallery,   Montgomery 

St.  (One  of  the  leading  operators  of 
the    day.) 

81  John   B.  Wooster Front-St.   Merchant.     Pr6visions. 

82  Edward  Barry Mining       Secretary       in     early       days. 

Latterly  a  leading  Stock  Broker,  Se- 
curities. (Was  Secretary  of  Oriental 
Lodge   some   years.) 

Aug.  84     C.   Van    Ness.. Van  Ness'   Bellows   Factory. 

85     Austin    Walrath    Walrath     &     Martenstein,     Proprietor's 

'  National  Flour  Mills,   which  were  lo- 
cated   on    Market    St.,    just    east    of 
present    site    of    Palace    Hotel.      (He 
was    state    senator   and    also    a   mine 
•  operator.       I.     Friedlander     exported 

,  much   of    his   flour.) 

Sept.  86     A.  P.  Everett Auctioneer    with     McRuer     &     Merrill, 

California  St.  near  Davis  St.  (A  man 
of  most   sterling  qualities.) 

87     Montg'y  Godley Bank    Clerk,     Parrott    &    Co.,     Parrott 

Estate.  (Was  note  clerk  in  John 
Parrott's   bank.) 


Oct.  88     Sam  P.  Taylor ....Merchant  in  Paper.  Paper  Mills,  Marin 

County.  (An  inimitable  character, 
Pioneer  sort.  Tenant  in  James  Lick's 
stores,    Clay   St.) 

89  B.  F.  Swan Prominent   in   practice   of   medicine. 

90  H.   M.   Heuston Merchant.     (Founder  of  Heuston,  Hast- 

ings     &      Co.,      Lick     House      Store, 
Clothiers,  Sutter  &  Montgomery  Sts.) 
1864 

Jan.  91     Thomas  Hill Noted    Painter    and    Artist,    especially 

as  delineator  of  Yosemite  landscapes. 

Feb.  92     Chas.  E.  Scranton (Brother  Scranton  had  capital.  Not  do- 

ing business.  A  pleasant  associate 
in  Lodge.  Frequently  in  attendance, 
but  otherwise  I  do  not  well  re- 
member  other   circumstances.) 

93     Edward  F.  Bent He    was    with    Gibbs    &    Co.,    Cannery 

Goods,  Bookkeeper.  (He-  succeeded 
me  at  office  of  I.  Friedlander  when  I 
went  into  business  at  306  California 
St.,  where  Sam  Dutton  bought  in 
when  I  went  out  of  it.) 

Apr.  94     Lewis  Leland Hotelkeeper     of       renown       Occidental 

Hotel. 

95     Monroe  Greenwood Telephone      Business      Man.        Became 

Capitalist  (natural  evolution,  I  take 
it.)  A  good  man  he  was,  of  the 
companionable   sort. 

May  96     Charles  Jost Merchant,     Clay     St.,     Provisions.       (A 

veteran   member  of  Oriental  Lodge.) 

97  Richard    Rising Attorney   and    Judge,    Nevada. 

98  C.  H.  Stanyan Stanyan  &  Co.,   Teamsters.      (City  Su- 

pervisor  for   some    time.) 

99  Chas.  R.Story Brother   of   Geo.    L.    Story,    of    charter 

membership.  (Charles  R.  Story  was 
Tax  Collector,    San  Francisco.) 

June  100     Wm.  Fenn (Not  distinguished  for  participation  in 

the  work,  but  often  present  in  at- 
tendance.) 

101     B.   M.    Hartshorne President   Cal.    Steam   Nav.    Co.,    River 

Transportation,  so  important  in  busi- 
ness   in    early   days. 

July  102     J.  W.   Brumagim Real   Estate. 

103  I.    N.    Voris 

104  R.   C.    Drum Afterwards      General      Drum,      IT.      S. 

Quartermaster. 

105  Benj.    Hobart  Jr 

106  Lamson    Welton With     his     father,     Commission     Mer- 

chant,   Clay    St. 

107  J.    Kent   Hooper Merchant,    Crockery    Store. 

108  M.    O.    Roberts Captain,    President    P.    M.    S.    S.    Com- 

pany,   etc. 

Sept.  109     James    H.    Wallace With  Irvine  &  Co.,  Wholesale  Grocers, 

Front   St. 


110     Wm.    H.    Loring Bookkeeper,       Main       &      Winchester, 

Saddles,    etc. 

Nov.  Ill     John   A.    Leighton With     A.      Walrath,      National     Flour 

Mills. 

112  Charles  Otto Otto  &  Marwedel,  Mechanical  Tools. 

113  Jos.  Wood 

114  Charles  Hitchcock 

115  Chester  Averill 

1865 

Jan.  116     Frank    Hinckley 

117  R.  S.  Williamson Lt.   Col.    IT.   S.   Engineers. 

118  Eug.  T.  Cooper 

Mch.  119     John    V.    Hunter "Ask  the  man." 

120  Wm.  T.  Garratt Brass  Foundry.     (One  of  the  men  with 

great  big  hearts.  Look  at  the  in- 
scription on  his  wife's  mausoleum  in 
Masonic  Cemetery:  "Oh,  it  will  be 
glorious!"  When  I  was  Secretary, 
he  used  to  pay  his  dues  in  advance, 
$20    at    a    time. 

121  Wm.  P.   Raymond J.     P.     Raymond    &    Co.,     Commission 

Merchants,  Clay  St.  (Amongst  the 
Pioneer  grain   men  there.) 

122  S.    B.    Goddard Salesman    with    Cutting    &    Co.      (Son 

of  Pioneer  Goddard,  Goddard's 
Foundry.) 

123  E.   J.   Crane Commission    Merchant,    327    Front    St. 

(Later  Andrew  McCreery's  agent, 
Real  Estate.) 

May  124     Moses  Ellis Front  St.  Merchant.      (And  Marysville, 

etc.) 

125  J.   P.  Winchester With    Main    &    Winchester,     Harness- 

ware,   cor.   Battery  and  Halleck   Sts. 

126  Geo.    S.    Brown Hardware     Merchant,     Broadway     and 

Ninth  St.,  Oakland.  (Afterwards 
many  years  at  Santa  Rosa,  in  same 
business.  He  was  Senior  Deacon, 
Oriental,  1866.  Leader  of  athletics 
in  Olympic  Club  before  that  time, 
with  Henry  B.  Russ  and  others 
there.) 
Later 
1865 

127  R.   E.   Hyde Lawyer.     School  Director. 

128  Geo.   F.   Benkert Brother   of   Wm.    J.    and    his    business 

successor. 

129  T.    B.   Ludlum Proprietor    New     Orleans    Warehouse, 

California    St. 

130  A.  J.  Gunnison Attorney-at-Law.     (Renewed  member- 

ship.) 

131  Thos  J.   P.    Lacy Deputy     City     and     County     Surveyor, 

San  Francisco.  (Nephew  of  Rev. 
Dr.  Lacy,  Pastor  of  First  Congrega- 
tional Church,  S.  W.  cor.  California 
and    Dupont    Sts. 


132  John    H.    Cutter Wholesale  Grocer,  327  Front  St. 

133  E.   W.    Schneider Clerk  with  John  B.  Wooster,  Front  St. 

134  C.   S.    Healy Milkman  with  Seth  Talcott,  Old  Ocean 

House  Road. 

135  Edward    Highton Attorney-at-law.      Orator.       (A    prom- 

inent man.) 

136  F.    W.    Sampson 

These  are  the  five  years'  children  of  Oriental  Lodge.  More  facts 
can  be  easily  added  to  the  above  memories,  and  I  trust  these  sheets 
may  hereafter  be  found  interesting  and  useful  during  the  years  to 
come. 

HENRY  E.  MATHEWS, 
1861—1910. 


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